Army Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate, an Iraq veteran who is fluent in Arabic, and a Gay activist, spoke to over 300 people at the University of Puget Sound's Wheelock Student Center on November 10. Choi, who came out as Gay on The Rachel Maddow Show in March of this year and has been recommended for a discharge from the armed fomore --------------------------------------------------

Equal Rights Washington (ERW), a local LGBT equality organization, held 'Toasting Equality: A Chat About the Future of Equality in Washington,' at the Hilton Seattle on November 10. Nearly 250 members of the LGBT community and their straight allies joined the cadre of who's who from local and stmore--------------------------------------------------

US Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the longest-serving openly Gay member of the House of Representatives, believes that repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) and passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) are on track for 2010.

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My girlfriend Anne and I reached the point in our relationship where we wanted to make it official. Also, her employer wanted proof that she and I are really a couple and she hadn't put me on her insurance because I looked pretty.

Here in the state of Washington, same-sex more --------------------------------------------------

On September 24, a diverse group of California voters gathered in Sacramento and wrote the ballot wording for a repeal of Proposition 8 for the November 2010 California State General Election, and filed it with the state of California.

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The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed on November 9 that they released Larry Johnson the day he was due back from his second suspension in the past 12 months. The decision by the Chiefs was not a surprise; the organization's management had run out of patience with Johnson's off-the-field problems.more --------------------------------------------------

The ACLU of Washington Board of Directors will present Phil Bereano, a forceful and tireless civil liberties advocate in both academia and the wider community, won the 2009 William O. Douglas Award at the Bill of Rights Celebration Dinner on November 14 at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront. more --------------------------------------------------

Servicemembers United, the nation's largest organization of Gay and Lesbian troops and veterans and their allies, announced this week that the American Medical Association (AMA) passed a resolution calling for a full repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) law. In a November 10 statemenmore --------------------------------------------------

Over 200 members of the Fort Worth, Texas, LGBT community packed the City Council chambers Tuesday, November 10, while others picketed outside in protest of the light discipline handed down to police and Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) agents involved in the June 28 raid on the Rai more

Baldwin targets Ugandan 'Anti-Homosexuality Bill'
Openly Lesbian U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and three other members of Congress have sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging her to use the full force of her office to condemn the 'Anti-Homosexual Bill 2009' introduced in Uganda's Parlimore

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Dozens of Northwest bakers, chefs and caterers are donating their time, talent and resources to provide apple, pecan, pumpkin and sweet potato pies for Project Pie. Order as many pies as you need for your Thanksgiving table and/or order a pie tomore

Obama ends HIV travel and immigration ban
President Barack Obama's administration published a rule November 2 that will end the U.S. ban on HIV-positive foreign visitors and immigrants. The change will take effect in January.

"Twenty-two years ago, in a decision rooted in fear rather than fact,more

Many Gay couples today have kids. Gay and Lesbian couples that have adopted kids have become a part of the American demographic known as the modern family, and are what some people are calling a cultural phenomenon.

According to the 2000 Census, one in five Gay couples and one more
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The Salt Lake City Council unanimously approved city ordinances aimed at protecting Gay and Transgender residents from discrimination in housing and employment on November 10, hours after the LDS (Mormon) Church announced its support for the ordinance.

Seattle business owner, artist, and Gay advocate Quyen Luu recently donated a sum of money to Lambert House for the 11th year in a row. Beginning in 1997 when he was 22 years old, Quyen, who owns the popular Capitol Hill bar Café Metropolitain, has asked friends and family to give donations more
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BaileyCoy Books owner Michael K. Wells announced last week that after serving the Capitol Hill community and greater Seattle population for 26 years, the bookstore will close its doors at the end of November.

In a press release, Wells said the decision to close was not an easy more-------

On October 27, the Chicago Cubs were sold to the Ricketts family, a wealthy Chicago family whose patriarch found his niche in internet trading. With the team's purchase, the Cubs are now the first Major League Baseball team to have an openly Gay owner.

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